Five people in Fukuoka Prefecture have filed a lawsuit seeking roughly ¥22.5 million in damages against top leaders of the Yamaguchi-gumi, the country’s largest yakuza syndicate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/crime-legal/yamaguchi-gumi-lawsuit-damages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #yakuza #yamaguchigumi #kudokai #japanesepolice #gangs #fukuoka
Police arrested a former member of a high-profile quasi-gang group called "Kanto Rengo" for his alleged involvement in a Cambodia-based phone scam. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/crime-legal/former-quasi-gang-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #cambodia #saitama #japanesepolice #gangs
More than 10,000 people were arrested last year for crimes linked to “anonymous and fluid criminal groups” known as "tokuryū", including scams and dark part-time jobs, the National Police Agency announced on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/japan/crime-legal/npa-organized-crime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #socialmedia #organizedcrime #fraud #japanesepolice #yakuza #gangs
‘It’s a tradition’: outrage in Venezuela as US deports makeup artist for religious tattoos https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/01/its-a-tradition-outrage-in-venezuela-as-us-deports-makeup-artist-for-religious-tattoos #Trumpadministration #USimmigration #Catholicism #USpolitics #ElSalvador #Worldnews #Venezuela #Religion #JoeRogan #Americas #USnews #Gangs
“Muslim ‘Grooming gangs’ - The anatomy of Zionist lies & the actual industrial-grade sexual exploitation of the Zionist regime”
by David Miller in Al Mayadeen
“Official figures show that all ethnic minorities commit less child sexual abuse offences than their proportion in the population”
Crimes committed by 'tokuryu,' loosely connected anonymous groups that primarily operate through social media, have become a serious social issue in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/crime-legal/tokuryu-poses-problem-for-police/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #organizedcrime #tokuryu #japanesepolice #gangs #hostbars
‘We don’t know how any of this will play out’: what’s next for US deportees in El Salvador https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/trump-deportations-venezuela-prison #Trumpadministration #USforeignpolicy #USimmigration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #ElSalvador #Venezuela #Americas #USnews #Gangs
Indeed we should. First on the agenda must be ridding DC of the dreaded MAGA gang
Ecuador's Daniel Noboa wants US and Europe to join battle against gangs
This is your occasional reminder that there have been literal gangs in the LASD for decades.
https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/
Cohen worked on multiple #mafia cases & prosecutions of violent street #gangs.
The 3d individual placed on leave -- a member of the office's #civil division -- posted about #ElonMusk & #EdMartin, a #Jan6 advocate, leader of the Stop the Steal movement & #Trump's nominee for US attorney in Washington, DC.
A spox for the U.S. Attorney's Office for #SDNY declined to comment.
Japan's government has approved a bill to tighten regulations on host clubs, aiming to curb abusive practices that force female patrons into prostitution to pay off excessive debts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/crime-legal/host-clubs-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #hostbars #prostitution #women039sissues #japanesepolice #gangs #organizedcrime
Contrary to claims, #Venezuela's falling homicide rate isn't due to exporting criminals. A scholar explains how gang consolidation and pacts with the government likely play a role. https://buff.ly/4idZkm5
By Rebecca Hanson, University of Florida #gangs
